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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did HALs Two Light Combat Helicopters Deployed for Operations?
A
Kashmir
B
Ladakh
C
Kargil
D
Delhi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -IAF formally inducted HAL Prachand into 143 Helicopter Unit at Jodhpur Air Force Station on 3 October 2022. By November 2022, army had moved two LCH to Missmari in Assam, 250 km (160 mi) away from Line of Actual Control, planning to take number to 5 by January.

Detailed explanation-2: -Light Combat Helicopter Production inaugurated in HAL Bengaluru. On February 27, 2020, the Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh inaugurated Light combat Helicopter production at the HAL complex in Bengaluru. The project is a part of the “Make in India” initiative.

Detailed explanation-3: -The LCH helicopters can be deployed to assume air defence, anti-tank roles in high-altitude, counter-insurgency, and search and rescue operations, and are equipped with advanced technology which can be used to destroy the enemy’s air defence, as per HAL.

Detailed explanation-4: -Boeing AH-64E: The supreme attack helicopter flying today. India has 22 AH-64E attack helicopters and 6 on order.

Detailed explanation-5: -Facts about “Prachand" The only attack helicopter in the world that can land and take off at an altitude of 5, 000 metres. 2. LCH Prachand is fitted with a 5.8-tonne twin-engine named Shakti engine, primarily designed for deployment in high-altitude areas.

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